States of Matter Review

Water in which state of matter takes the shape of its container?

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas

Helium is an example of which state of matter?

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas

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A student left a sealed jar of water outside her home. Water can be a solid, liquid, or gas. When she put it outside, the water was a solid. Twelve hours later, the water had changed phase and was a liquid. What happened to the water molecules?

• Before the student left, the molecules were moving in place. After, the molecules were moving around each other.
• Before the student left, the molecules were moving around each other. After, the molecules were moving away from each other.
• Before the student left, the molecules were moving around each other. After, the molecules were moving in place.
• Before the student left, the molecules were moving away from each other. After, the molecules were moving around each other.

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This state of matter has particles that are closely packed and vibrate in place.

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas

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Anh measured the temperature of a pond near his house. Before he left for school, the water in the pond was 18°C. When he came home from school, the temperature of the pond was higher than it was in the morning. What happened to the water molecules while he was at school?

• The molecules got closer together.
• The molecules started moving faster.
• The water lost cold molecules.
• The molecules became larger.

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A scientist has a container with a substance inside. At first, the molecules in the substance move away from each other. Later, the molecules move around each other. What change did the scientist observe in the substance?

• Before, the substance was a liquid. Later, it was a solid.
• Before, the substance was a gas. Later, it was a liquid.
• Before, the substance was a liquid. Later, it was a gas.
• Before, the substance was a solid. Later, it was a liquid.

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Scientists digging in a cave found an unknown substance. The scientists found that the substance’s molecules were moving around each other. The scientists increased the speed of the substance’s molecules and caused a phase change. How did the scientists do this, and how did this affect the substance? The scientists transferred energy . . .

• into the substance, and the substance changed into a gas.
• into the substance, and the substance changed into a liquid.
• out of the substance, and the substance changed into a solid.
• out of the substance, and the substance changed into a liquid.

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A cook had a jar containing a sweet food and a jar containing a sour food. The image above shows the sweet and sour foods. At room temperature, both foods are liquids. The same amount of energy was transferred into both substances. Later, one of the foods had changed phase while the other had not. Which food changed phase, and how did it change?

• The sweet food changed because the molecules were able to move fast enough to overcome the attraction between them. Its molecules now move away from each other.
• The sweet food changed because the strong attraction between molecules made their movement slower. Its molecules now move around each other.
• The sour food changed because the weak attraction between molecules let them move faster. Its molecules now move away from each other.
• The sour food changed because the molecules were able to move fast enough to overcome the attraction between them. Its molecules now move in place.

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What happens to molecules when their kinetic energy decreases?

• They move slower.
• They move faster.
• They get heavier.
• It depends on the type of molecules.

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Which object has molecules that are moving?

• Only the water in the glass has molecules that are moving.
• Only the water in the ocean has molecules that are moving.
• Both have molecules that are moving.
• Neither has molecules that are moving.

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